Module Name: src Committed By: riastradh Date: Thu May 7 19:09:26 UTC 2020
Modified Files: src/sbin/rndctl: rndctl.8 Log Message: Touch up rndctl(8) a bit. To generate a diff of this commit: cvs rdiff -u -r1.25 -r1.26 src/sbin/rndctl/rndctl.8 Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files: Index: src/sbin/rndctl/rndctl.8 diff -u src/sbin/rndctl/rndctl.8:1.25 src/sbin/rndctl/rndctl.8:1.26 --- src/sbin/rndctl/rndctl.8:1.25 Thu May 7 12:58:09 2020 +++ src/sbin/rndctl/rndctl.8 Thu May 7 19:09:26 2020 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: rndctl.8,v 1.25 2020/05/07 12:58:09 wiz Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: rndctl.8,v 1.26 2020/05/07 19:09:26 riastradh Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Michael Graff .\" All rights reserved. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm rndctl -.Nd in-kernel random number generator management tool +.Nd kernel entropy pool management tool .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl CcEe @@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ The .Nm program displays statistics on the current state of the .Xr rnd 4 -pseudo-driver, and allows the administrator to control which sources -are allowed to contribute to the randomness pool maintained by -.Xr rnd 4 , -as well as whether a given source counts as strongly random. +device, and controls which sources are allowed to contribute to the +entropy pool maintained by +.Xr rnd 4 . .Pp The following options are available: .Bl -tag -width 123456 @@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ The file format is specific to .Nm and includes an estimate of the amount of saved entropy and a checksum. .It Fl s -Display statistics on the current state of the random collection pool. +Display statistics on the current state of the entropy pool. .It Fl t All devices of type .Ar devtype @@ -132,19 +131,10 @@ Tape devices. .It Ic tty Terminal, mouse, or other user input devices. .It Ic rng -Random number generators. +Hardware random number generators. .El .It Fl v -Verbose output: show entropy estimation statistics for each source. -.El -.Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width /dev/urandomx -compact -.It Pa /dev/random -Returns -.Dq good -values only. -.It Pa /dev/urandom -Always returns data, degenerates to a pseudo-random generator. +Verbose output. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr rnd 4 , @@ -160,9 +150,3 @@ The program was written by .An Michael Graff .Aq explo...@flame.org . -.Sh BUGS -Turning on entropy estimation from unsafe or predictable sources will -weaken system security, while turning on entropy collection from such -sources may weaken system security. -.Pp -Care should be taken when using this command.